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biden views the decision at illegitimate. china's president is reportedly not pack town. >>> america's fast food workers are taking their demand for higher wages to the streets. >> hey hey ho ho. >> this was the scene back in august in new york and tomorrow, low-waing protestors will be conducting demonstrations. many want the hourly increase to $15 an hour. a community activist helping to organize the protests tomorrow. there have been protests before, what have been the results? >> to reach out to our community to explain why they need an increase in their wages, and the right to form a yoip without retaliation-- union without retaliation. they are doing an excellent job to bring the story to our community and they say that st. louis can't survive on $7.35 an hour which is our minimum wage in missouri and that's absolutely true. not only can't these workers survive but our community can't survive on that kind of wage. >> you have gotten the message out a number of times but i guess when i talk about the results and the resp
biden views the decision at illegitimate. china's president is reportedly not pack town. >>> america's fast food workers are taking their demand for higher wages to the streets. >> hey hey ho ho. >> this was the scene back in august in new york and tomorrow, low-waing protestors will be conducting demonstrations. many want the hourly increase to $15 an hour. a community activist helping to organize the protests tomorrow. there have been protests before, what have been the...
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. >>> vice president joe biden, in the orient. lathest move in a long standing dispute over some islands in that area. >>> days ahead of the anniversary of the newtown, connecticut shootings, new reports on the sandy hook shooting are released. 20 first graders, six adults died in the assault. >>> southern california, the trial of two former police officers accused of beating a mentally ill homeless man to death is underway. much of the trial on a cell phone video of kelly thomas's confrontation with police. both the officers and the man's father say it is time for the full story to be heard. >>> that final faceoff came at the bus depot in fullerton, california outside l.a. officers there were responding to a call about a vehicle break-in when they found 37-year-old kelly thomas shirtless and unarmed. >> put your hands on your knees. >> now with my face -- >> beep. >> i mean would you just put your hands (bleep). >> hand on the ground (bleep). >> i'm sorry! i'm sorry! >> there was more video and witnesses. on board a bus passing b
. >>> vice president joe biden, in the orient. lathest move in a long standing dispute over some islands in that area. >>> days ahead of the anniversary of the newtown, connecticut shootings, new reports on the sandy hook shooting are released. 20 first graders, six adults died in the assault. >>> southern california, the trial of two former police officers accused of beating a mentally ill homeless man to death is underway. much of the trial on a cell phone video of...
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. >>> vice president joe biden's lengthyy meeting with china's leaders end without any resolution. the u.s. used the decision as iljit mate. the two world leaders discussed the controversy for about six hours. china's president reportedly is not backing down. >>> so mark morgan is here with sports. the nfl handed down a fine making an example of a coach. >> nfl commissioner would make a statement most thought. but he fined pittsburgh steelers head coach mike tomlin $100,000 for interfering with a kick-off return. this penalty may not stop there. the league says it will consider a forfeit tur of draft picks because mike tomlin's actions affected play. remember, mike tomlin took a step on the field and the nfl said he should have been flagged for unsports unman like conduct. >>> the prosecutor looking into sexual all the allegations into jameis winston says the investigation is complete and findings will be announce. willie meggs said one thing his office will weigh as they decide whether to press charges is if there's a reasonable chance for conviction. that is scheduled for tomorro
. >>> vice president joe biden's lengthyy meeting with china's leaders end without any resolution. the u.s. used the decision as iljit mate. the two world leaders discussed the controversy for about six hours. china's president reportedly is not backing down. >>> so mark morgan is here with sports. the nfl handed down a fine making an example of a coach. >> nfl commissioner would make a statement most thought. but he fined pittsburgh steelers head coach mike tomlin...
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biden emphasised today u.s. support for japan. >> now we want to take a closer look at the train derailment and the question of liability. let's bring in our legal analyst jami floyd. if - this is a big if - if the engineer nodded off as we heard from union officials, what is the legal liability there. >> we have two kinds - criminal and civil. as you say, it is a big if. we have heard different phrases going around, he lost focus, went into a daze, highway hip noses and white-line fever. they all can mean different things, even in terms of the kind of liability. if there's a recklessness or criminal intent, well, then, we might be talking about a criminal prosecution. we saw that in the staten island ferry case in 2003 where the pilot - that's the phrase we used for a ferry driver, was indeed prosecuted. 11 people died and others injured. he served 18 months in prison. he had taken pain-killers. we have no indication of anything of that sort. weeks and months of investigation and thus far - no indication of any
biden emphasised today u.s. support for japan. >> now we want to take a closer look at the train derailment and the question of liability. let's bring in our legal analyst jami floyd. if - this is a big if - if the engineer nodded off as we heard from union officials, what is the legal liability there. >> we have two kinds - criminal and civil. as you say, it is a big if. we have heard different phrases going around, he lost focus, went into a daze, highway hip noses and white-line...
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vice president joe biden during his visit last week. the u.s. state department has declared itself on the same page as seoul. an expanded south korean zone would have nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction. adding it would stay in communication with seoul. china's actions last month have given it the chance to do just that. but it leaves one part of the east china sea belonging to two zones, china, japan and south korea. how to manage such a complex state of affairs, equally, they could set the stage for what nobody wants, and accident conflict and increasingly contentious skies. harry faucett al jazeera, seoul. >> paying respect to the leadership of nelson mandela. a few hours ago jacob zuma and 1ie mandela attended a church service in johannesburg. alan schauffler, how are they doing that? >> a day of memory, what apartheid was and how he acted to change it. and also, to reflect on the work that may be left, the work ahead. here in villa kazi street in suweto, this street has been filled all day long, chanting, singing, praising mandela. we'
vice president joe biden during his visit last week. the u.s. state department has declared itself on the same page as seoul. an expanded south korean zone would have nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction. adding it would stay in communication with seoul. china's actions last month have given it the chance to do just that. but it leaves one part of the east china sea belonging to two zones, china, japan and south korea. how to manage such a complex state of affairs, equally, they could set...
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vice president joe biden is in japan, voicing his solidarity with the american allies. at issue china's claim they own air space over disputed islands. the u.s. will not tolerate what he calls the aggressive move, and says he will deliver that message directly to beijing. a big storm will impact much of the country in different ways over the next few days. right now bringing arctic air, and pulling warm up from the south. right in the middle we will see that storm continue to develop. as the storm really intensifies tuesday and wednesday. here is the front. two blast we will call it, and then the temperatures will really drop along the wind chill. kit be down to 20, 30, even 30 we low zero along with the snow coming down. three to six inches in north dakota. another storm developing could dump a foot in colorado, these are the wind chills by wednesday evening, 20 to 30 below zero. gets even colder wednesday to thursday morning. now the next part of the storm will be that cold air moving to texas but this front stalls out and becomes stationary. sits over the same area,
vice president joe biden is in japan, voicing his solidarity with the american allies. at issue china's claim they own air space over disputed islands. the u.s. will not tolerate what he calls the aggressive move, and says he will deliver that message directly to beijing. a big storm will impact much of the country in different ways over the next few days. right now bringing arctic air, and pulling warm up from the south. right in the middle we will see that storm continue to develop. as the...
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biden faces a tricky balancing act. >> what has impressed me from the beginning, your candid and you are instructive in developing in new relationship. both qualities are sorely needed. >> reporter: biden is perhaps the best person in the current administration to doing business with shi. he has come to know him well over meetings. he called in on this beijing restaurant, a visit still remembered fondly. they would welcome him back, they said, noting a little friendship can sign hope for both countries. >> i hope the chinese and the american people will remain friendly. >> but observers question how far it will go given the national interests at work on both sides. >> in mexico a search is underway for a truck that was carrying dangerous radioactive material. the truck was carrying cobalt 60 to a waste center when it was stolen near mexico city. we have the latest on the investigation. >> according to one of the leading officials. this is the largest amount of radioactive material that has been stolen in ma. evidence points to it not being attached because it has radioactive material
biden faces a tricky balancing act. >> what has impressed me from the beginning, your candid and you are instructive in developing in new relationship. both qualities are sorely needed. >> reporter: biden is perhaps the best person in the current administration to doing business with shi. he has come to know him well over meetings. he called in on this beijing restaurant, a visit still remembered fondly. they would welcome him back, they said, noting a little friendship can sign...
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the east china sea biden told japanese leaders the u.s. will stay committed to their alliance. stephanie is in tokyo. >> reporter: the u.s. vice president has offered words of reassurance to japan on tuesday. he says he is deep concerned about china's actions. nobody is quite sure what it means, but obviously there is a grave risk of some kind of accident between aircraft from the chinese side and japanese side. and the fact that joe biden has come out so strongly in support of japan should serve as a message to china. he said there is nothing worse than an intentional war, than an unintentional one. and that reflects the gave concerns people have between accidents between aircraft from different nations. >>> tensions are rising in ukraine, where the country's opposition failed to force the government with a no-confidence vote in parliament. the current president blocked a deal calling for closer ties with the eu. the government meanwhile is apologizing as protests intensi intensify. the protests have drawn hundreds of thousands of people
the east china sea biden told japanese leaders the u.s. will stay committed to their alliance. stephanie is in tokyo. >> reporter: the u.s. vice president has offered words of reassurance to japan on tuesday. he says he is deep concerned about china's actions. nobody is quite sure what it means, but obviously there is a grave risk of some kind of accident between aircraft from the chinese side and japanese side. and the fact that joe biden has come out so strongly in support of japan...
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vice president joe biden during his visit last week. the state department has declared itself on the same page as seoul. expanded south korean zone would have nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction, adding it would stay in communication with seoul. south korea has long wanted to extend its air defense zone, three parts of the sea extending into countries of china, japan, and korea. it could set the stage for what nobody wants: an accidental contest and increasingly contested skies. >>> the international community won't accept these new air defense zones according to this expert. >> the military won't avoid it. the americans have already carried on flying their b-52 bombers through it. these unilateral declarations don't go down well in international circles. and people tend ofly through them to make a point. this is a political game being played out. thus far, it's just been played out at that time one level, and as employed, we make sure that it doesn't escalate out of hand. >> the rules are that military and civilian aircraft just c
vice president joe biden during his visit last week. the state department has declared itself on the same page as seoul. expanded south korean zone would have nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction, adding it would stay in communication with seoul. south korea has long wanted to extend its air defense zone, three parts of the sea extending into countries of china, japan, and korea. it could set the stage for what nobody wants: an accidental contest and increasingly contested skies....
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tokyo on tuesday, joe biden emphasised u.s. support for japan. >> there are more protesters in the capital of kiev ukraine. demonstrators are demanding that the government step down. they are angry at the president rejecting closer ties. sneeze are the headlines. "america tonight" is up next. you can always get the latest news on aljazeera.com. see you back here tomorrow night. need manpower. also tonight. lessons learned? the latest read on how u.s. students stack up and what it really says about american i hadcation. hadcation -- education. >> and fashion build. what role you play in one of the world's most polluted places. we take you inside of hell on earth. >> if you want to see what hell looks like. you come to the tannery and have a look at the tannery that should tell you how the hell looks like. ♪ >> good evening and thank you thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. >> it was not much of a surprise detroit's financial concerns are well known and it produced every indication that something dramatic had to be done. >>
tokyo on tuesday, joe biden emphasised u.s. support for japan. >> there are more protesters in the capital of kiev ukraine. demonstrators are demanding that the government step down. they are angry at the president rejecting closer ties. sneeze are the headlines. "america tonight" is up next. you can always get the latest news on aljazeera.com. see you back here tomorrow night. need manpower. also tonight. lessons learned? the latest read on how u.s. students stack up and what...
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. >> vice president joe biden is calling on the government of ukraine to halt violence against protestors. armed, police say it was not them, but it is the latest in a worsening political standoff. former heavy weight boxing champion, turned opposition, vladimir klichko, turned, at least four people have died since in fighting since protestors and police. maria inez feret. >> a group loss in the sierra nevada mountains, a couple with four children went out to check out the snow and never returned. search and rescue teams went out last night and went through most of the night. >>> former san diego mayor bob filner resigned last august facing allegations he mistreated women, he placed one in a head lock, kissing another and grabbing a third. >>> following last week's deadly train derailment, brakes will automatically turn on if a driver is going too fast. transport workers have already installed the automatic brakes at the site of last week's deadly crash. >> inez where, thank you. >>> attacking cancer growth with the modified form of the hiv virus, a revolutionary treatment. >>> and the ne
. >> vice president joe biden is calling on the government of ukraine to halt violence against protestors. armed, police say it was not them, but it is the latest in a worsening political standoff. former heavy weight boxing champion, turned opposition, vladimir klichko, turned, at least four people have died since in fighting since protestors and police. maria inez feret. >> a group loss in the sierra nevada mountains, a couple with four children went out to check out the snow and...
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. >>> vice president joe biden has arrived in japan. and will also visit china and south korea. the vice president will also try to diffuse tensions between china and japan over china's air defense zone in the china seas. >>> anti-government demonstration versus taken a violent turn in thailand. police firing water canons and rubber bullets as protesters try to force their way into government buildings. the prime minister said she will meemeet with protesters but cant meet demands. >> this time the rubbish truck was used to break through the concrete barriers erected by the police. it's and it's pop ants were forced into a quick retreat, tear gas spewing from the cab. it seems some people on the streets are willing to go to extremes to achieve their goal. they want the government and prime minister gone. they spoke with the media the day after meeting with the protest leader. she said she's willing to do anything to end the cries. but the idea of an unelected people's council running the country is unconstitutional. >> last night after we met him we found out he isn't interested
. >>> vice president joe biden has arrived in japan. and will also visit china and south korea. the vice president will also try to diffuse tensions between china and japan over china's air defense zone in the china seas. >>> anti-government demonstration versus taken a violent turn in thailand. police firing water canons and rubber bullets as protesters try to force their way into government buildings. the prime minister said she will meemeet with protesters but cant meet...
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you can imagine with vice president biden in agency, he might be involved in the negotiations in the release of merrill newman. but he said he was not involved in the negotiations. he was in south korea. china is viewed as the country with the largest potential to influence north korea. it is north korea's closest ally but it is for assistance on the case concerning merrill newman. >> tell us more about why the north koreans would have number of american soldiers who fought in the korean war have gone back to north korea and have not created an incident in which the north koreans felt they should detain these soldiers. but merrill newman was not an ordinary soldier. he was guerrilla fighters. >> he's on his way home and we anticipate he'll be home very shortly. >>> assuring chuck hagel that the security agreement will be signed in a timely fashion. hagel apprised early this morning, but afghan president threw a wrench into negotiations after saying he would not sign the agreement until after that country's elections in sprin spring 2014. >>> two days after nelson mandela's death vigi
you can imagine with vice president biden in agency, he might be involved in the negotiations in the release of merrill newman. but he said he was not involved in the negotiations. he was in south korea. china is viewed as the country with the largest potential to influence north korea. it is north korea's closest ally but it is for assistance on the case concerning merrill newman. >> tell us more about why the north koreans would have number of american soldiers who fought in the korean...
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. >> south korea's president discussed the plans with vice president joe biden. the u.s. state department declared itself on the same page as seoul. china which released pictures of exercises said an ex-attended zoneway have nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction and would stay in consultation with seoul. >> south korea has wanted to extend its air zones. the coming days could allow for talks on how to manage a complex it could set the stage for what nobody wants, an accidental conflict. >> here to discuss south korea's latest move is brigadier mark kendall. general, thank you for being with us. >> sure. >> okay, what do you make of the move by south korea. why do you think they did it now? >> it was a smart move to make it clear and explicit where south korea believes their territorial rights extend into. that way they don't wake up having china declare an area that they suggest belongs to them, having korea requiring to respond. it clarifies the situation. although your headline says it increases tensions, it may decrease tensions because everyone's positions are clar
. >> south korea's president discussed the plans with vice president joe biden. the u.s. state department declared itself on the same page as seoul. china which released pictures of exercises said an ex-attended zoneway have nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction and would stay in consultation with seoul. >> south korea has wanted to extend its air zones. the coming days could allow for talks on how to manage a complex it could set the stage for what nobody wants, an accidental...
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. >> vice presidentio biden has arrived in japan for a week long tour of asia. he'll also visit china and south korea. the president will try to disfuse tension between china and japan over china's new air defense zone in the east china sea. the u.s. and other nations have said china is trying to claim international air space. >>> well, one day you may be able to get one online purchases shortly after you order them. amazon wants customers to get their items in a half hour and they have deployed a fleet of drones that would airlift packages to buyers. they may be ready for take off in the next five years. >> these are octecopters, effectively drones. there's no reasons why they can't be used as delivery vehicles. >> the drones could carry packages up to five pounds. the bulk of the packages that amazon ships. >> well, street still seems to be in holiday mode with stocks not making big moves. right now the dow stands up a little bit, up two points. the blue chips have been trading lower for most of the day. the s&p 50 500 trading flat. >>> the total amount spent
. >> vice presidentio biden has arrived in japan for a week long tour of asia. he'll also visit china and south korea. the president will try to disfuse tension between china and japan over china's new air defense zone in the east china sea. the u.s. and other nations have said china is trying to claim international air space. >>> well, one day you may be able to get one online purchases shortly after you order them. amazon wants customers to get their items in a half hour and...
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biden arrived in japan a few hours ago. biden is expected to push for a transpacific trade agreement when he meets with japanese leaders. he will also be trying to defuse tensions between japan and china, biden will also visit china and south korea. >>> eanlt -- antigovernment demonstrations have taken a violent turn. the prime minister says she cannot accept the demands of the protestors. wayne hay reports from bangkok. >>> a battle front is being waged on two fronts. antigovernment protestors, bangkok metropolitan police. a rubbish truck was used to break through a coffin create barrier, it and its up occupants were forced into a quik retreat. some are willing to go to extremes to achieve their goal. they want the government and the priessmentprime minister gone. the prime minister said she's willing to do anything to end the crisis but the idea of an unelected people's council running the country is unacceptable. >> last night we found out he wasn't interested in the resignation of the prime minister nor does he want to
biden arrived in japan a few hours ago. biden is expected to push for a transpacific trade agreement when he meets with japanese leaders. he will also be trying to defuse tensions between japan and china, biden will also visit china and south korea. >>> eanlt -- antigovernment demonstrations have taken a violent turn. the prime minister says she cannot accept the demands of the protestors. wayne hay reports from bangkok. >>> a battle front is being waged on two fronts....
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. >>> joe biden - safety in the sky, a dispute between china and japan. >>> and a report says yasser arafat was not poisoned by radioactive polonium. it it disputes findings that there were high level
. >>> joe biden - safety in the sky, a dispute between china and japan. >>> and a report says yasser arafat was not poisoned by radioactive polonium. it it disputes findings that there were high level
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the grim news and steps to save detroit from the grim. >> biden in beijing. the vice president in china for a crucial visit. >> image is everything. this is not a photograph of morgan freeman. what it is is simply extraordinary.
the grim news and steps to save detroit from the grim. >> biden in beijing. the vice president in china for a crucial visit. >> image is everything. this is not a photograph of morgan freeman. what it is is simply extraordinary.
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. >> china, joe biden is doing negotiating of his own. visiting south korea and china hosing down tensions. the japanese are worried that the allies may not be working in lock step, and there's talk that this is the start of a cold war mentality in east asia. what do you think we should be doing there. >> people are right to be worried. you have a lot of little i would say, each of which could be a flash point that could put japan, the united states and other ali -- allies on one side. >> you are talking about the islands being disputed territory. >> yes, all the islands that china claims, japan claims, the philippines. you could have an incident in which one side declares an air defense zone, and the other respond aggressively in the view of the first side and you get a spiral of escalation. what is different is in the cold war we had no ties with the soviet union. they were audiologically opposed. they had a closed-off economy, they were politically and militarily opposed. with china, we depend on china. every object we pick up says mad
. >> china, joe biden is doing negotiating of his own. visiting south korea and china hosing down tensions. the japanese are worried that the allies may not be working in lock step, and there's talk that this is the start of a cold war mentality in east asia. what do you think we should be doing there. >> people are right to be worried. you have a lot of little i would say, each of which could be a flash point that could put japan, the united states and other ali -- allies on one...
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japan are ina diplomatic battle after china declared airspace over a group of disputed islands joe biden declared support for japan. >> we the us ar united states ae concerned about the attempt to change the status quo in the east china sea. he will bring up the island controversy in the leaders in babeijing the u.s. is obligatedy treaty to defend japan and it's at thterritories. >> in thailand another day of the protest in the streets of bangkok. but instead they work together. the police allowing the anti-government protestors inside government headquarters and the prime minister calling on police to refrain from violence demonstrators have been protesting corruption in the government and have called on the prime minister to step down. and in ukraine 300,00 300,000 rd in kiev. they are angry at the president for rejecting closer ties with the european union in favor of russia. secretary osecretary of state ks decided to skip a visit there this week and urged the government to listen to it's people. >> it's 20 minutes to the top of the hour america tonight is coming up joie chen is stan
japan are ina diplomatic battle after china declared airspace over a group of disputed islands joe biden declared support for japan. >> we the us ar united states ae concerned about the attempt to change the status quo in the east china sea. he will bring up the island controversy in the leaders in babeijing the u.s. is obligatedy treaty to defend japan and it's at thterritories. >> in thailand another day of the protest in the streets of bangkok. but instead they work together. the...
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i think it comes at a particularly bad time with vice president biden's trip emanant. it gives the vice president opportunity to hear from the different stake holders in this, korea, japan, and china, and to gain a sense of where there might be potential misunderstandings that could lead to conflict. >> the vice president and the president of china have a history, don't they? >> yes, they do. you know, vice president biden was dispatched to court the chinese president before he ascended to chinese presidency. they've interacted over a period of 20 hours since 2011. so there is some pre-existing relationship. but of course at the end of the day both of them are going to represent their country's interest as vigorously as they can. >> david in washington. it's good to see you. thank you very much. >> good to see you, thanks. >> several dozen activists including one american boarded fishing boats in the gaza strip to protest israel's restrictions in the fishing in the mediterranean sea. israel has long imposed a land and sea blockade on the palestinian territory for what
i think it comes at a particularly bad time with vice president biden's trip emanant. it gives the vice president opportunity to hear from the different stake holders in this, korea, japan, and china, and to gain a sense of where there might be potential misunderstandings that could lead to conflict. >> the vice president and the president of china have a history, don't they? >> yes, they do. you know, vice president biden was dispatched to court the chinese president before he...
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. >> vice president joe biden arrives in japan tomorrow morning. it's his first stop on an east asian tour. originally, it was meant to promote trade. now the focus is on the growing dispute over islands in the east china sea. stephanie skowan has more from japan. >> they look like an army. they even act like an army. but they are not a real army. these troops are from japan's self defense force on training exercise earlier this year. but under japan's constitution, they can only fire to defend themselves. with japan's larger neighbor, china, asserting itself internationally, though, questions are being asked whether japan should rethink the role of its armed forces and china's declaration this week of an air defense zone over the east china sea is making that discussion all the more urgent. japan's hawkish prime minister has been pushing mps all year to change the pass fist constitution. long-term defense guidelines will be introduced in december and a national security counsel will meet for the first time after joe biden's visit. some hope biden'
. >> vice president joe biden arrives in japan tomorrow morning. it's his first stop on an east asian tour. originally, it was meant to promote trade. now the focus is on the growing dispute over islands in the east china sea. stephanie skowan has more from japan. >> they look like an army. they even act like an army. but they are not a real army. these troops are from japan's self defense force on training exercise earlier this year. but under japan's constitution, they can only...
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vice president biden has wrapped up his trip to china. they are considering vice president bides request to maintain peace in the region. we'll talk about how this is going to affect the china-u.s. relations. >> secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east dealing with his own set of tensions, taking part in another round of peace talks between israeli and palestinian officials, facing% six from the start about hopes for a breakthrough. in just a few minutes, we'll have more. >> in another international story, thousands of refugees travel from africa to europe. officials in spain are taking action amid a rise of people using one specific city as a stepping stone into europe. >> first, thousands of offensive food workers who are scheduled to start the their shifts this morning say they will picket instead. strikes are planned at fast food shops in 100 cities. the demands, higher pay. today's strikes are the latest move in a campaign that started last summer. the medium wage for u.s. fast food workers in more than $9 an hour. they wa
vice president biden has wrapped up his trip to china. they are considering vice president bides request to maintain peace in the region. we'll talk about how this is going to affect the china-u.s. relations. >> secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east dealing with his own set of tensions, taking part in another round of peace talks between israeli and palestinian officials, facing% six from the start about hopes for a breakthrough. in just a few minutes, we'll have more....
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joe biden is testing the u.s.-chinese relationship. >> challenge the government. challenge your teachers. challenge religious leaders. >> wow, okay. the president spoke at the u.s. embassy in beijing where he met students seeking visas to the united states. a state run chinese neighbor accused the u.s. of taking japan's side over a group of disputed islands. hezbollah is blaming israel of one of its senior commanders, israel is denying those allegations. hezbollah leader was assassinated outside of his home in beirut. we have more about the leader and what his death means to the mostly shia muslim group. >> reporter: in the driving rain hezbollah prepared to put to rest one of its most senior commanders, a funeral in the mainly shia city where he grew up. in life little was known about the secretive leader. in death, some background is emerging. he had been a key figure in operations against israel 37 his place in hezbollah dating back to the '80's. he's thought to have played a part in the war against israel. his son was one of the fighters who died in an airstri
joe biden is testing the u.s.-chinese relationship. >> challenge the government. challenge your teachers. challenge religious leaders. >> wow, okay. the president spoke at the u.s. embassy in beijing where he met students seeking visas to the united states. a state run chinese neighbor accused the u.s. of taking japan's side over a group of disputed islands. hezbollah is blaming israel of one of its senior commanders, israel is denying those allegations. hezbollah leader was...
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vice president joe biden during his visit last week. the u.s. state department has declared itself on the same page as seoul. china, which released pictures of recent military exercises on sunday, has had an expanded south korean zone has nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction, adding it would stay in communication with seoul. south korea wants to extend the air defense zone. china's actions last month gave it a chance to do just that, but it leaves one part of the east china sea with three overlapping zones belonging to china, japan and south korea. the coming days could allow for talks on how to manage a complex state of affairs and they could set the stage for what nobody wants, an accidental conflict in increasing conflicted skies. >> andrew brooks says the international community won't accept the new air defense zones. >> the military won't avoid it. the americans already carried on flying their b-52 bombers through it. these unilateral declarations don't go down well in the international circles, and people tend to ignore them and fly th
vice president joe biden during his visit last week. the u.s. state department has declared itself on the same page as seoul. china, which released pictures of recent military exercises on sunday, has had an expanded south korean zone has nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction, adding it would stay in communication with seoul. south korea wants to extend the air defense zone. china's actions last month gave it a chance to do just that, but it leaves one part of the east china sea with three...
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biden being in asia when you have the vice president, it's easy to make those kind of connections. he was in sea. right now south korea and north korea are not talking. the other country could have been china. it's not clear if they were pressed to help. >> talk about the relations with the united states and north korea. will this impact that relationship. >> for the moment we can't tell. it's important to keep m mind that kenneth bae is still being held in north korea. it's a major contention between the states and north korea. what do the north koreans want? they want to engage with the yates and have bilateral talks. the americans are not willing to do so unless the north koreans will give up their nuclear program. that is something they have not been eye to eye on. >> international inspectors are in iran. hassan rouhani repeated an assertion that pursuit of nucle nuclear... >> the first children born at the end of apartheid are hearing about it. we are learning more about the generation known as the born free. >> a first-time visit to africa's parliament. these youths have no m
biden being in asia when you have the vice president, it's easy to make those kind of connections. he was in sea. right now south korea and north korea are not talking. the other country could have been china. it's not clear if they were pressed to help. >> talk about the relations with the united states and north korea. will this impact that relationship. >> for the moment we can't tell. it's important to keep m mind that kenneth bae is still being held in north korea. it's a major...
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. >> and now in other news, vice president joe biden arrives in japan tomorrow, the first stop on an east asian tour. originally it was meant to promote a trade deal. last week china declared it controlled the area over the islands in the east china sea. the u.s. government told airliners to comply, but not military planes. >> a ninth body has been recovered from a crash site in glasgow. recovery efforts continued. a special service was held for all the victims at the city's cathedral, it's unclear what caused the accident. >> enter israel where anger is mounding against a plan to resettle thousands of people. 44,000 nomads live in the israeli desert. this winter the israeli parliament is due to vote on a plan to resettle them. >> phil lavelle spoke to some who will be affected. >> they promised a day of rage and this is what it looks like. hundreds of israeli palestine bedouin are fighting police and the plans to e-victoria around 40,000 of them from their homes. 34 people were arrested during violence here in the negev desert as well as haifer and the west bank. police were attacke
. >> and now in other news, vice president joe biden arrives in japan tomorrow, the first stop on an east asian tour. originally it was meant to promote a trade deal. last week china declared it controlled the area over the islands in the east china sea. the u.s. government told airliners to comply, but not military planes. >> a ninth body has been recovered from a crash site in glasgow. recovery efforts continued. a special service was held for all the victims at the city's...
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vice president joe biden during his visit last week. the u.s. state department has declared itself on the same page as seoul. china which released pictures of military exercises sunday said it would have nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction, adding it would stay in communication with seoul. >> they could set the stage for what nobody wants, an accidental conflict in increasingly contested skies. aljazeera, seoul. >> this is the first time south korea has adjusted its zone since 1951. >> the u.s. continues to mourn the loss of nelson mandela. there are many who fought with him with names most people don't know. we'll tell you about 12 people who worked behind the scenes and are now being recognized. >> congress heading back to work in washington will focus on pressing issues, including a big budget deal. >> there is a new call for safety after last week's deadly train crash. >> in week 14 of the nfl, mccoy had a record-setting day in the snow for the philadelphia eagles. highlights coming up in sports. on america tonight on al jazeera america
vice president joe biden during his visit last week. the u.s. state department has declared itself on the same page as seoul. china which released pictures of military exercises sunday said it would have nothing to do with maritime jurisdiction, adding it would stay in communication with seoul. >> they could set the stage for what nobody wants, an accidental conflict in increasingly contested skies. aljazeera, seoul. >> this is the first time south korea has adjusted its zone since...
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biden told japanese leaders that the u.s. will stay committed to their alliance and that washington is deally concerned about the east china sea dispute. >> the prospect for miscalculation mistake is too high. >> china and japan both claim a group of islands in the east china sea. tensions rose when china declared an air defense zone over the area. biden will raise concerns about the miscalculation with chinese leaders. >> four people are dead after a bombing in syria. a suicide bomber triggered the explosion near a government building in damascus. 17 as heries were injured. meanwhile, a nun in a predominantly christian village said opposition fighters abducted 12 nuns. the fate of the in my opinions is unknown. >> there is disagreement about why iran agreed to the concessions. we report from the state department. >> hand shakes, smiles, a deal. the international community recently celebrated an agreement to oh ensure iran's nuclear program stays peaceful. now the iranian foreign minister tells aljazeera his country struck th
biden told japanese leaders that the u.s. will stay committed to their alliance and that washington is deally concerned about the east china sea dispute. >> the prospect for miscalculation mistake is too high. >> china and japan both claim a group of islands in the east china sea. tensions rose when china declared an air defense zone over the area. biden will raise concerns about the miscalculation with chinese leaders. >> four people are dead after a bombing in syria. a...
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biden is looking to finalize a trade pact. he will make stops in china and south korea. >> the federal health care web sigh has relaunched. the white house said it is different from when it first opened up to the public. we explain more about how the website is working now. >> for starters, the obama administration met its deadline over the weekend and now says the website is working more than 90% of the time, up significantly from only 40% when it first launched. president obama's special advisor in charge of fixing the site said it is night and day from where it was on october 1. the site has a lower error rate of fewer than 1% and enough capacity to handle 50,000 visitors at once. if it's too busy, there is a virtual waiting room that will email you when it's less crowded. republicans talked about how obamacare is a problem for americans, while democrats focused on the dramatic progress of the website, saying the obama administration hit the big benchmarks it said it would. >> 50,000 people at one time, 800,000 people a day
biden is looking to finalize a trade pact. he will make stops in china and south korea. >> the federal health care web sigh has relaunched. the white house said it is different from when it first opened up to the public. we explain more about how the website is working now. >> for starters, the obama administration met its deadline over the weekend and now says the website is working more than 90% of the time, up significantly from only 40% when it first launched. president obama's...
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vice president joe biden was supposed to talk trade on the trip to china, instead the focus is on the air defense zone. china specified action over planes that enter the air zone. >> a spokesman for a lebanese organisation says a hezbollah consider was killed. hezbollah is blaming israel. it is a powerful political and military organization made up of shia muslims. >> hezbollah is pointing the finger at saudi arabia for an attack on an iranian embassy. the double suicide bombing in beirut killed 25. a group linked to al-qaeda your claimed responsibility. on lebanese tv the chief said he believed they had links to saudi arabia intelligence agents. >> forensic scientists in francaise yasser arafat was not killed by polonium poisoning. randall pinkston has more. >> in death, as in life yasser arafat is a lightening rod for controversy. nine years after his burial, forensic experts in france came to the conclusion he was not killed by poisoning. they said his death was caused by polonium. the french scientists found
vice president joe biden was supposed to talk trade on the trip to china, instead the focus is on the air defense zone. china specified action over planes that enter the air zone. >> a spokesman for a lebanese organisation says a hezbollah consider was killed. hezbollah is blaming israel. it is a powerful political and military organization made up of shia muslims. >> hezbollah is pointing the finger at saudi arabia for an attack on an iranian embassy. the double suicide bombing in...
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biden being in south korea won t help. if there was a country that could have some influence it would have been china. >> the release of mr. newman, merle newman what could it do do for relations between the united states and north korea because they are still holding somebody else. >> absolutely. >> the fact is that there is another american being held, ken kenneth bay. what is enlightening about merle newman he was considered an enmy. they feel that kenneth bay was a greater threat. what was he doing in he was spreading the word of christianity in north korea where the state has a official political religion. the question for kenneth bay is ever going to be released or he is going to serve out his 15 year pri prison sentence. the two sides mai maintained thr positions. the united states wishing for north korea will give up their nuclear program and north korea says they won't unless they can enter into bilateral talks with the united states. why did north korea detain mr. newman in the first place? >> rochelle, that is a
biden being in south korea won t help. if there was a country that could have some influence it would have been china. >> the release of mr. newman, merle newman what could it do do for relations between the united states and north korea because they are still holding somebody else. >> absolutely. >> the fact is that there is another american being held, ken kenneth bay. what is enlightening about merle newman he was considered an enmy. they feel that kenneth bay was a greater...